| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Barton, KS; Chase, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Harvey, KS; Lincoln, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Reno, KS; Rice, KS; Russell, KS; Saline, KS |
| Effective | 6/20/2026, 7:24:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/21/2026, 3:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 20 at 7:24PM CDT until June 21 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
359 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL KANSAS
BARTON ELLSWORTH LINCOLN
MARION MCPHERSON RICE
RUSSELL SALINE
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
CHASE
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
HARVEY RENO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COTTONWOOD FALLS, ELLSWORTH,
GREAT BEND, HILLSBORO, HUTCHINSON, LINCOLN, LYONS, MARION,
MCPHERSON, NEWTON, PEABODY, RUSSELL, SALINA, STERLING,
STRONG CITY, SYLVAN GROVE, AND WILSON.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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